Site Visit Notes

Student Name: Courtney Roof

School:
Science

Date/Site Visit Number: 12/11, 10

Grade Level/Subject: Elementary,

Using the space provided below, briefly summarize todays classroom experience.
-Making Connections
Identify the Illinois
Professional Teaching
Standard(s) targeted in
todays experience.

Identify the activities that

occurred today, which
addressed the teaching
standards identified above.
Then describe what you
learned.

Describe the impact of the

performance activities on
student learning.

-Before beginning the teacher read the essential question to let

students know what they should be focusing on for the day
-Teacher drew a simple picture on how the ear works to help
understand how we hear sound
-Students made a replica of an ear with a cup, aluminum foil and a
rubber band

-Asking the students what they need in an experiment helps them

think about what the most important parts of one are
-Using the cup replica as an ear students are able to understand how
the sound waves travel to our ears
-through cooperative learning students learn how to work together
and be patient with one another
-Students read the questions before beginning the experiment

Describe any additional

activities of significance that
occurred today.

General comments and

observations including at
least one emerging question.

-Teacher gave very clear instructions on what to do for the

experiment and how to prepare for it
Question: Should the students be told what time they have to
complete the experiment before beginning?